9 More Republican-Led States Sue Biden Over 2021 Voter Registration Order
An executive order issued in 2021 by President Biden to promote voter registration is still drawing rebuke from GOP-led states in court.
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After Federal Judge Rejects Challenge to Mississippi’s Mail-in Ballot Receipt Deadline, RNC Appeals to Ultra-Conservative 5th Circuit
The Republican National Committee (RNC) promptly appealed its lawsuit challenging Mississippi’s mail-in ballot receipt deadline just a few days after a Republican-appointed federal judge dismissed the challenge as meritless.
Why Black Voters Want To Change Mississippi’s 1987 Supreme Court Map
A group of voters are challenging Mississippi’s decades-old electoral map for the state Supreme Court, arguing the current districts dilute the voting strength of Black Mississippians in a state where they comprise 40% of the population.
Republican-Appointed Federal Judge Rejects RNC’s Challenge to Mississippi’s Mail-In Ballot Receipt Deadline
A federal judge rejected the Republican National Committee’s challenge to a Mississippi election law that allows for the counting of mail-in ballots up to five days after an election so long as they are postmarked on or before Election Day.
Republican Attorneys General Continue To Threaten Our Democracy
Republican attorneys general pose an ongoing threat to democracy as they continue their attempts to weaken the Voting Rights Act (VRA) and more.
5th Circuit Upholds Miss. Jim-Crow Era Lifetime Voting Ban for Some Individuals Post-Sentence
The nation’s most conservative appeals court upheld Mississippi’s lifetime ban on voting for individuals with certain felony convictions.
Mississippi’s Legislative Maps Discriminate Against Black Voters, Federal Court Rules
A federal three-judge panel on Tuesday struck down Mississippi’s Republican-drawn legislative maps, finding that certain districts discriminate against Black voters in violation of the Voting Rights Act (VRA).
Republican Election Officials Support Radical Theory to Upend American Elections
In a new brief, nine Republican secretaries of state are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take a case out of Pennsylvania pushing the independent state legislature theory, a radical legal theory that could upend American elections.
Mississippi Governor Restores Voting Rights to Some, Denies Relief to Others
Over a dozen Mississippi residents with prior felony convictions will be able to vote in this fall’s general election after legislative proposals to restore their voting rights became law on without the governor’s signature.
Democrats Slam RNC Slew of Anti-Voting Lawsuits, Urge Swift Dismissal in Court
The Democratic National Committee is pushing back against anti-voting claims in at least four lawsuits brought by the Republican National Committee against election officials.